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Despite vaccine scarcity, some Bay Area counties jump to reopen as state lifts order
Effectively immediately, California has lifted its regional Covid-19 stay-at-home and curfew orders, though individual counties retain the right to impose further restrictions. The change moves most California counties back...Read More
Newsom announces curfew for most California residents under limited stay-at-home order
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday a limited stay-at-home order for California that will go into effect Saturday night and last for a month to try to limit the spread...Read More
City Council defies calls to end police use of rubber bullets
Despite backlash from San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and community activists, the City Council voted 10-1 on Tuesday to allow police officers to continue the use of rubber bullets...Read More
City won’t seek curfew violation charges against San Jose protesters
The city of San Jose will not pursue charges against those arrested for breaking a citywide curfew imposed May 31 in the wake of civil unrest and protests, the...Read More
Contra Costa County joins other Bay Area jurisdictions in rescinding curfew
Contra Costa County has joined other Bay Area jurisdictions in rescinding its curfew order effective Thursday after ordering people to stay inside amid widespread looting and vandalism in recent...Read More
Sheriff cancels Alameda County curfew as looting, vandalism incidents taper off
Alameda County is the latest Bay Area jurisdiction to cancel its curfew order Thursday following days of looting and vandalism that followed demonstrations over police brutality. Sheriff Greg Ahern...Read More
Santa Rosa police arrest eight people for curfew violation
Santa Rosa police officers arrested eight people Wednesday night for violating the city’s curfew following a protest of police brutality, police said Thursday. Three small groups of protesters gathered...Read More
Breed lifts San Francisco curfew beginning Thursday morning
San Francisco Mayor London Breed in a tweet Wednesday said she will lift The City’s curfew as of Thursday morning at 5 a.m. The curfew was ordered by the...Read More
Contra Costa imposes countywide nightly curfew until further notice
Following in the footsteps of neighboring Alameda County, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday imposed a nightly curfew designed to keep people indoors and safe in...Read More
Curfews calm tense Bay Area after weekend of nationwide unrest
Walnut Creek, San Jose, San Francisco and other Bay Area cities instituted curfews following vandalism that damaged businesses.Read More
Looting in Walnut Creek prompts city shutdown after peaceful protest
Another protest that began peacefully over the death of George Floyd has taken a turn as some people broke in and looted through the downtown Walnut Creek retail district....Read More
Mayor, police chief issue Sunday curfew to curb late protest violence, destruction
San Francisco officials are warning people heading into The City that a repeat episode of the vandalism, looting and fires that occurred late Saturday night will not be tolerated....Read More
Morgan Hill enforces curfew during power shutoff
The city of Morgan Hill will enact a curfew for residents once power goes out in parts of the city during the PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff. Originally planned...Read More